skerrick
/ˈskɛɹɪk/
"skerrick" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skerrick” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skerrick · skerrick · English
skerrick · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skerrick |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskɛɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skerrick” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skerrick is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskɛɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A very small amount or portion; the least bit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for skerrick, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Originally used in British dialect. The correct English form is skerrick, spelled S-K-E-R-R-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skerrick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He stood in front of Vonnie Kyle and his eyes examined hers with every skerrick of judgment he could muster.’
When he reached this point in his madness, it disabled whatever skerrick of common sense he might have had even to save himself.
Etymology
Unknown. Originally used in British dialect.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.